Every system I've seen with his description of the problem, where the power supply can't even run it's own fan, is having a power supply problem. Power supplies are very often low quality these days and can't handle the stresses of typical electrical grid fluctuations. Most people who deal with hardware have a spare power supply around just for testing as this is a very common problem. Motherboards typically do not stop power supply fans when they can't post.
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:35 AM, DAve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > IMO, experience says the worst thing you can do to a computer is leave > it sit a year running, and then move it. > > I would get a grounding wrist strap, open the case, remove all cards and > memory, disconnect all hard drives, clean with a soft brush (never a > vacuum cleaner), reseat all cards and memory, reconnect all hard drives, > and then try to restart it. > > Even without a post code announcing a problem, I have fixed many "moved" > PCs this way. > > DAve > > -- > Google finally, after 7 years, provided a logo for > veterans. Thank you Google. What to do with my signature now? > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
